Diggin’ My Grave William Elliot Whitmore (Banjo transcribed for guitar) Intro & verse E|--2---------------|-2----------| B|--3---------------|-3----------| G|--2---------------|-2----------|Repeat for D|--0----0--3--0--3-|-0----------|the D parts A|------------------|------------| E|------------------|------------| (tacit) D Well I’m digging my grave, I’m digging my grave A My road to hell is surely paved D With all the love that I never gave A D Well I’m digging my grave, I’m digging my grave And the hole is made, with pick and spade With all the debts nearly paid Oh, how I wish, that I could have stayed But the hole is made—Oh, the hole is made Break (walk D,E,F#) G D Oh and, the hole, is shallow where I must lay A The hole is shallow, but that’s ok D G I’ll have peace on my final day D A D Down in this shallow hole where I must lay This July ground, is mighty hard, This July ground, is mighty hard My back is broken, my hands are scarred This July ground is mighty hard Woah, I wish, I hadn’t sinned Woah, I wish, I hadn’t sinned So I could be with you again Woah, I wish, I hadn’t sinned Repeat Break Well this Iowa dirt is mighty cold This Iowa dirt is mighty cold And God will never rest my soul Down in this Iowa dirt, so cold Well I’m digging my grave, I’m digging my grave My road to hell is surely paved With all the love that I never gave Well I’m digging my grave, I’m digging my grave